The effect of benefit sanctions on the duration of unemployment

Journal of the European Economic Association

Volumn 3, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 1386-1417

  Lalive, Rafael ^a   Van Ours, Jan C ^b   Zweimüller, Josef ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^b TILBURG UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

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EID: 33745218136     PISSN: 15424766     EISSN: 15424774     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1162/154247605775012879     Document Type: Article

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